Zings are water harvesting structures found in Ladakh. They are small tanks, in which collects melted glacier water. |
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| Essential to the system is the network of guiding channels that brings the water from the glacier to the tank. As glaciers melt during the day, the channels fill up with a trickle that in the afternoon turns into flowing water. The water collects towards the evening, and is used the next day. A water official called the churpun ensures that water is equitably distributed. |
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